Colour

#CB3C55

#CB3C55
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#CB3C55 is a red with RGB values 203, 60, 85 and HSL 350°, 58%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#CB3C55#CB3C55

HEX#CB3C55

RGBrgb(203, 60, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.2353, 0.3333

RGB percentages79.6%, 23.5%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(349.5, 57.9%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.5, 70.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 70.4%, 58.1%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,319,253

CSS custom property--colour: #CB3C55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#34C3AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#615E55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#867C51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original

Tritanopia#DE1746no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 14.3 Brown · ΔE 17.5 Crimson · ΔE 20.1 Firebrick · ΔE 20.9 Light coral · ΔE 23.6 Salmon · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3CCBB2

Analogous#CB3C9D, #CB6A3C

Triadic#55CB3C, #3C55CB

Split complementary#3CCB6A, #3C9DCB

Tetradic#9DCB3C, #3CCBB2, #6A3CCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F6DDE1

Lighter +30%#EBB5BE

Lighter +20%#E08D9B

Lighter +10%#D66478

Darker −10%#A72D42

Darker −20%#7F2232

Darker −30%#571722

Darker −40%#2F0C12

More saturated +25%#EA1D41

Less saturated −25%#AC5B69

Channel breakdown

R203

G60

B85

Red203 (79.6%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue349.51°

Saturation (HSL)57.89%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 3C · B 55

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Colour values

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